"We'll see as we go how those new members fit in and how the daily, you know, relation politics change," Ramsey said. "There are more Democrats over there by one, so the lieutenant governor has less play. You know, in the Senate, you have to have a certain number of senators to bring something up for consideration and there were always enough Republicans that the lieutenant governor could say, 'make it so.' Now he's got a couple of people he has to negotiate with and that's going to be an interesting thing to watch."

Some of the big issues lawmakers may tackle during the session include school safety, property taxes, Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts, marijuana restriction changes and abortion laws. The lawmakers are also tasked with passing a balanced budget of $119 billion for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.

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